Disability: EU Ombudsman to look into Commission's actions to fight discrimination 

Background:

The EU Ombudsman, Nikiforos Diamandouros, has announced that he is examining the measures taken by the Commission to ensure that disabled people are not discriminated against in their relations with the institution. The Ombudsman is looking into whether the Commission fulfils its legal obligations and stated commitments in this area.

The Commission has until the end of February 2004 to inform the Ombudsman about the timetable of the actions it has taken or intends to take in order to ensure that people with disabilities are not discriminated against. The results of the inquiry will be published on the

website of the EU Ombudsman .

 

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Official documents:

• Commission press release: 2003, the European Year of People with Disabilities: Ombudsman to investigate the integration of people with disabilities [FR] [DE] (16 December 2003)

• European Year of People with Disabilities (EYPD website): EYPD Closing event [FR] (3 December 2003)

• EYPD website: Corporate participation

• EYPD website: Walking the talk - How 12 companies are leading the way towards creating a disaility inclusive society (December 2003)

• Italian EU Presidency: Anno europeo delle persone con disabilità

• Commission Communication: Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: A European Action Plan

• Commission/DG Emloyment and Social Affairs: European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 [FR] [DE]

• Commission/DG Employment and Social Affairs: Disability issues

• Commission/DG Employment and Social Affairs: Equality, Diversity and Enlargement (September 2003)

• European Commission: Communication concerning Corporate Social Responsibility: A business contribution to Sustainable Development [FR] [DE] (2 July 2002)

• eEurope portal: eAccessibi lity